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In short — Core i7-10700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-10700F is 3013 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i7-10700F - $70.0 vs $201.99
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700F
- Performs up to 21% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-2550K - 135 vs 112 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2550K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 16 vs 4 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Single-Core
680
42.18362282878412%
Multi-Core
2040
28.21186557875813%
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i7-10700F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-2550K or Core i7-10700F
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
70 FPS
$19.81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,387
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133 FPS
$19.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,649.99
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125 FPS
$17.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,199.99
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76 FPS
$27.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,099
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78 FPS
$15.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,199.99
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135 FPS
$17.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
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76 FPS
$25/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,899.99
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81 FPS
$16.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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60 FPS
$16.65/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$999
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93 FPS
$15.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,449.99
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